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Type Name Latest commit message Commit time .github Update build-docker.yml Jan 22, 2021 public update hls.js to v1.0.6 (#397) Jun 8, 2021 src Handle withheld tweets (#429) Aug 21, 2021 tests Update tests Jul 18, 2021 tools Add task to compile scss Sep 13, 2019 .gitignore Fix .gitignore css typo Sep 13, 2019 .travis.yml actions: add docker build (#317) Jan 22, 2021 Dockerfile Set the tag of Docker base image: Redis to 6-alpine (#427) Aug 18, 2021 LICENSE Add license file Jun 21, 2019 README.md Remove Freenode (#402) Jun 23, 2021 config.nims Disable annoying warnings Nov 7, 2020 nitter.conf Add support for redis authentication (#420) Aug 6, 2021 nitter.nimble Handle withheld tweets (#429) Aug 21, 2021 screenshot.png Update readme Sep 20, 2019 start.sh Update Dockerfile Jun 2, 2020 View code Nitter Roadmap Resources Why? Screenshot Installation Contact README.md Nitter Test Matrix License A free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy. Inspired by the Invidious project. * No JavaScript or ads * All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter * Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint * Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account required) * Lightweight (for @nim_lang, 60KB vs 784KB from twitter.com) * RSS feeds * Themes * Mobile support (responsive design) * AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/zedeus Patreon: https://patreon.com/nitter BTC: bc1qp7q4qz0fgfvftm5hwz3vy284nue6jedt44kxya ETH: 0x66d84bc3fd031b62857ad18c62f1ba072b011925 LTC: ltc1qhsz5nxw6jw9rdtw9qssjeq2h8hqk2f85rdgpkr XMR: 42hKayRoEAw4D6G6t8mQHPJHQcXqofjFuVfavqKeNMNUZfeJLJAcNU19i1bGdDvcdN6romiSscWGWJCczFLe9RFhM3d1zpL Roadmap * Embeds * Account system with timeline support * Archiving tweets/profiles * Developer API Resources The wiki contains a list of instances and browser extensions maintained by the community. Why? It's basically impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. If you try, you're redirected to the legacy mobile version which is awful both functionally and aesthetically. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and potential IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using the legacy mobile version and a VPN, it's impossible. This is is especially relevant now that Twitter removed the ability for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers. Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can browse Twitter without JavaScript while retaining your privacy. In addition to respecting your privacy, Nitter is on average around 15 times lighter than Twitter, and in most cases serves pages faster (eg. timelines load 2-4x faster). In the future a simple account system will be added that lets you follow Twitter users, allowing you to have a clean chronological timeline without needing a Twitter account. Screenshot nitter Installation To compile Nitter you need a Nim installation, see nim-lang.org for details. It is possible to install it system-wide or in the user directory you create below. To compile the scss files, you need to install libsass. On Ubuntu and Debian, you can use libsass-dev. Redis is required for caching and in the future for account info. It should be available on most distros as redis or redis-server (Ubuntu/ Debian). Running it with the default config is fine, Nitter's default config is set to use the default Redis port and localhost. Here's how to create a nitter user, clone the repo, and build the project along with the scss. # useradd -m nitter # su nitter $ git clone https://github.com/zedeus/nitter $ cd nitter $ nimble build -d:release $ nimble scss $ mkdir ./tmp Set your hostname, port, HMAC key, https (must be correct for cookies), and Redis info in nitter.conf. To run Redis, either run redis-server --daemonize yes, or systemctl enable --now redis (or redis-server depending on the distro). Run Nitter by executing ./ nitter or using the systemd service below. You should run Nitter behind a reverse proxy such as Nginx or Apache for security reasons. To build and run Nitter in Docker: docker build -t nitter:latest . docker run -v $(pwd)/nitter.conf:/src/nitter.conf -d -p 8080:8080 nitter:latest A prebuilt Docker image is provided as well: docker run -v $(pwd)/nitter.conf:/src/nitter.conf -d -p 8080:8080 zedeus/nitter:latest Note the Docker commands expect a nitter.conf file in the directory you run them. To run Nitter via systemd you can use this service file: [Unit] Description=Nitter (An alternative Twitter front-end) After=syslog.target After=network.target [Service] Type=simple # set user and group User=nitter Group=nitter # configure location WorkingDirectory=/home/nitter/nitter ExecStart=/home/nitter/nitter/nitter Restart=always RestartSec=15 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Then enable and run the service: systemctl enable --now nitter.service Nitter currently prints some errors to stdout, and there is no real logging implemented. If you're running Nitter with systemd, you can check stdout like this: journalctl -u nitter.service (add --follow to see just the last 15 lines). If you're running the Docker image, you can do this: docker logs --follow *nitter container id* Contact Feel free to join our Matrix channel. You can email me at zedeus@pm.me if you wish to contact me personally. About Alternative Twitter front-end nitter.net Topics privacy twitter nim self-hosted Resources Readme License AGPL-3.0 License Sponsor this project * * liberapay liberapay.com/zedeus * patreon patreon.com/nitter Learn more about GitHub Sponsors Contributors 21 * @zedeus * @setenforce0 * @PeterDaveHello * @B0pol * @SolitudeSF * @Perflyst * @Amolith * @jtagcat * @HeavenVolkoff * @decoy-walrus * @110Percent + 10 contributors Languages * Nim 64.4% * SCSS 16.6% * Python 13.8% * CSS 3.2% * JavaScript 1.7% * Dockerfile 0.3% * (c) 2021 GitHub, Inc. * Terms * Privacy * Security * Status * Docs * Contact GitHub * Pricing * API * Training * Blog * About You can't perform that action at this time. You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.